[No, this is not meant to be a political thread!]

I do not know what's up with the UAE, but every job I've gotten so far over here results on all of the company's staff being treated like dirt. Ego issues, micromanaging, lack of marketing budgets, lack of equipment for our workshop, lack of financial accounting, lack of credit for ideas or research, arbitrary blaming, last-minute policy changes, meal plan removed, mice and roaches in my room... the list goes beyond the miserly salary and the museum not having a license (surprise!). So, after holding on for 6 months as the curator of a museum here, I am out.

Out to the PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM!

Will be discussing visa details with the guys in charge there this week; but there is no way I won't be part of it this year. Hope to see some of the familiar faces of this forum soon!

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

That's awesome news!!! Sorry to hear that your experience at Al Ain had not been better, but I hope it's at least helped you be better-positioned for the Petersen job.

Are you bringing Lawrence with you, or is he staying behind?

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

The poor thing will have to stay behind. Currently advertised with one person interested. En fin... time to go back to diesels. Maybe a 300CD!

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

The attitude there may be cultural. I'd bet working at the Peterson will be an excellent experience. I am envious.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Well it seems as though you've confirmed the stereotypes...

...better luck in the west.

(Go west! Life is peaceful there - go west in the open air...)

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

That is awesome. We can meet again at the MBZ cruises.

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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed.

W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html

1 X 2006 CDI
1 x 87 300SDL
1 x 87 300D
1 x 87 300TDT wagon
1 x 83 300D
1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.

I am trying really hard not to put a blanket statement on this country. I have met a handful of acculturate, respectful Emiratis with impeccably educated and well-mannered children.

However, the bulk of what I have seen, what I have heard and what I have read keep pointing towards the well-known stereotype of locals having first-world riches and third-world minds... People obsessed with status, fast and noisy cars, brand names and with complete disregard for money or their own futures. People so oblivious towards the values of their own religion and their fellow humans... people who cheat their way through school and end up (mis)managing entire armies of underpaid, underqualified, mistreated, malnourished labor from abroad.

Still. Could be worse. Could be Saudi Arabia, which makes the UAE look like the court nobles in Versailles.

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

Its a nice place to visit but I wouldn't wanna live there!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Are you sure you are in the U.A.E. and not L.A.?

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

Are you bringing the cars back?

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With best regards

Al

congratulations

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Jim

Oh, no! Beverly Hills and North Hollywood have become their own nation!

I will leave the poor 230TE behind. I wish I could save the 450SEL 6.9 #900 from the fangs of neglect, but it's a lost fight...

Thank you! I send you a PM a while back, how are things?

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.

Im kinda disappointed in you Miguel, not toughing it out- you coulda had em all as putty in yer hands by now-as schrewd as you are.....
You should OWN the damn museum by now, and be driving around in a pimped brabus G

And wtf a few roaches~ and a mouse??? Cmon, you can easily get a pet Egyptian Porcupine to take care of those.( they're insectivores).

OTOH Santa Monica .... hmmm, its got some nice stuff round there too

lol, it's bad enough stumbling around groggily and walking into a cat -- imagine walking into a porcupine ! Ouch!

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

The thing is... I kind of do. I have met some of the big guns in the UAE automotive world and will be collaborating with them in the following months. When asked, I cannot give a good reference of this place; it has lost any and all credibility, and will sink once the owner stops siphoning money into it from his own salary.

The building is falling apart, the cars are neglected, and the staff is unqualified labor for the most part. Would not want this Museum even if it was free!

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[GONE] - 1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel - 130k miles - Smoke Silver (702) over Mushroom leather (265) - Bladder blasting, coast-to-coast work machine.